OROVILLE &GT;&GT; A Paradise man, whose family was at the center of a 2007 search-and-rescue operation, changed his plea Wednesday in two cases, including one where he robbed a Chico bank.

Frederick Dominguez Jr., 45, pleaded no contest in Butte County Superior Court to felony second-degree commercial robbery for the April 15 incident at the Bank of America branch on Broadway in downtown Chico.

The defendant also pleaded no contest to a felony count of possessing the painkiller hydrocodone for sale.

As a result of his plea change, the prosecution sought to dismiss two felony drug possession counts in the hydrocodone case and other allegations. Two additional cases were dismissed, including one where Dominguez faced four additional drug-related charges and a felony count of possessing a billy or blackjack.

Dominguez faces up to six years in state prison when he is sentenced July 16.

Outside of court, supervising deputy district attorney Michael Sanderson said the outcome was a fair resolution. Dominguez will face state prison for the robbery, which may be considered a strike in the future, he said. The drug count may be considered a prior narcotics conviction.

Sanderson acknowledged the defendant only had a prior misdemeanor record.

Dominguez was represented in different cases by defense attorneys Leo Battle and Grady Davis. Both attorneys agreed to the plea change.

Battle said outside of court that it was a really good resolution for Dominguez. The defendant had originally faced up to 14 years in state prison.

During the April 15 robbery, Dominguez entered the bank and handed the teller a note. He also indicated he was armed, but police later concluded he wasn't, according to reports when Dominguez was arrested June 2.

An undisclosed amount of money was stolen.

Paradise police found Dominguez in his trailer in Paradise while working on an unrelated burglary investigation.

In 2007, Dominguez and his three children had gone missing for three days while looking for a Christmas tree north of Inskip on the Paradise ridge. A California Highway Patrol helicopter located the family after seeing the word "HELP" written in the snow.